Biography
Date of Birth
22 December 1985, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Birth Name
Zachary Walker Hanson
Nickname
Animal
Zac
ProZac
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Mini Biography
Zac Hanson is the youngest member of Hanson, and has been performing on stage since he was seven. He and his brothers took the world by storm in 1997 with their first commercial album, "middle of nowhere", and Zac was widely regarded as the zany, humourous one of the group. His antics always amused the audience as well as his brothers. After performing around their home town for years, Zac and his brothers finally took things a step up, and set out to find a record producer, who could land them a record contract. According to them, the moment they were heard, they were practically signed. But for Zac and his brothers, this came as no surprise - performing around Tulsa since a very young age, having released two independent albums hitherto "middle of nowhere" and having the right stage chemistry to win the hearts of all members of the audience, fame seemed inevitable for Zac and his brothers. After the release of "middle of nowhere", they took a break from the spotlight for a year and, in 1999, the world had *NSYNC, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, and Hanson were determined to be different from the bubblegum pop that was now dominating the world. "This time around" demonstrated a very mature approach to music by Hanson, and they were more confident in their abilities than in "middle of nowhere" - the album was almost too mature for them, and was met with lukewarm response around the world, because people were now accustomed to *NSYNC. Zac and his brothers have a new album due out in early 2003 and only time will tell whether it is a smash like "middle of nowhere" - But, regardless of the success of the album, Zac will always have an unequivocal place in music history.
Trivia
Brother of Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Jessica Grace 'Jessie', born on July 31, 1988, Avery Laurel, born on November 4, 1990, Joshua Mackenzie Mac Hanson, born on January 7, 1994 and Zoe Genevieve, born on January 14, 1998.
Son of Walker Hanson and Diana Hanson.
Education provided by home-schooling.
Is the co-founder and co-CEO of 3CG Records.
Album "Underneath" debuted at # 1 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. The album sold over 37K in its first week making it one of the most successful self-released albums of all time.
Unlike his band mate brothers, he is the only one out of the trio who wasn't born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Has four nephews and three nieces from his brother, Taylor Hanson and sister-in-law, Natalie. Jordan "Ezra" Hanson, born October 31, 2002, Penelope "Penny" Anne, born April 19, 2005, River Samuel, born September 4, 2006, Viggo Moriah, born December 9, 2008 and Wilhelmina "Willa" Jane, born October 2, 2012, Claude "Indiana" Emmanuel, born December 26, 2018 and Maybellene Alma Joy, born December 7, 2020.
Zac's wife, Kate, attended high school with his sister-in-law, Natalie Bryant.
Is good friends with Frankie Muniz.
Has two nephews and one niece, from his brother, Isaac Hanson, and sister-in-law, Nikki. Clarke "Everett" Hanson, born April 3, 2007, James 'Monroe', born July 1, 2008 and Nina Odette, born March 11, 2014.
Is the youngest Grammy nominated songwriter.
Zac and his wife Kate have five children. John Ira "Shepherd" Hanson, born May 27, 2008, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz, Junia Rosa Ruth, born December 15, 2010, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz, George "Abraham" Walker, born October 17, 2013, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz, Mary "Lucille" Diana, born August 6, 2016, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz and Quincy Joseph Thoreau, born March 7, 2021.
Member of Hanson.
After nearly 3 years of fighting with their record label, Hanson has broke away from them and plan on releasing "Underneath" in September 2003. [May 2003]
Announced the start of own record label, 3CG Records, along with brothers Taylor and Isaac. The brothers, known as Hanson, will release their 3rd studio album, Underneath, on 3CG in spring 2004. [October 2003]
Appears in the music video for Katy Perry's single, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", alongside Rebecca Black, Darren Criss, Corey Feldman, Kenny G, Debbie Gibson, Kevin McHale, and his brothers, Isaac Hanson, and Taylor Hanson.
On October 2, 2019, Zac was in a motorcycle accident near Tulsa, OK. He suffered three broken ribs, a broken clavicle, and a cracked scapula.
